Duane Gibson, 40, of South Euclid: Trial begins Monday on charges of murder, aggravated robbery, car theft, felonious assault, failure to comply with police and tampering with evidence. Gibson and three others are accused of kidnapping a 58-year-old man at gunpoint April 18 from his Cleveland home and demanding ransom. The man was held for 12 hours and robbed of his cash, credit cards, jewelry and car. The suspects, with a fourth accomplice, then led police on a chase and drove at them. The officers fired at the car, killing 23-year-old Leon James. The accomplices, Jay Hillsman, 25, Umar Clark Jr., 20, and Ronald Brunson, 35, all of Cleveland, pleaded guilty and await sentencing.

Cuyahoga County JailDominique King

Jason Cardillo, 30, of Cleveland: Trial begins Monday. He's accused of sharing child pornography on the Internet in October. Five pairs of women's underwear were found in his home that had been stolen from a laundry mat, prosecutor's spokeswoman Maria Russo said.

Michael Beard, 27, of Cleveland: Arraignment Monday on charges of murder, felonious assault and child endangering. He's accused of suffocating his 7-month-old daughter, Lynniah Beard, at her West 122nd Street home May 8, 2011, while the baby's mother slept.

Amir Shereef, 39, of Cleveland: Trial begins Tuesday on charges of attempted murder, felonious assault and having a gun after a felony conviction. Prosecutors say he shot a 32-year-old man in the back during a fight Nov. 12 at Zulu's Motorcyle Club on East 71st Street.

James Allen Jr., 39, of Cleveland: Sentencing Tuesday for injuring 14 people in a crash Jan. 1. Allen first tried to hit a 31-year-old man with his car in a driveway off East 117th Street, then led police on a high-speed chase and crashed into a Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority bus carrying nine passengers. The bus careened into oncoming traffic on East 130th Street and struck an SUV that held five people. Allen pleaded guilty to attempted felonious assault, drunken driving and three counts of aggravated vehicular assault.

Cuyahoga County JailLarry Ross

Byron Shull, 57, of Parma Heights: Sentencing Tuesday after pleading guilty to contaminating an edible substance. He tried to poison his 85-year-old father Dec. 16 by putting Visine in his milk.

Larry "Boogey Doe" Ross, 27, of Cleveland: Trial begins Wednesday on charges of aggravated robbery, kidnapping, grand theft, petty theft, felonious assault, criminal damaging, having a gun after a felony conviction and tampering with evidence. He's accused of stealing a van, finding a 16-year-old boy inside and ordering him at gunpoint to take off his pants to check them for a weapon. Ross and co-defendant Duane Chisholm, 52, of Cleveland, drove away before forcing the teen out, leading police on a chase and hitting a house, Russo said. The suspects jumped out of the van and ran. Ross shot at an officer before he was found under a porch, Russo said. Chisholm was found in a garage. He pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery, kidnapping, theft of a motor vehicle and having a gun after a felony conviction and agreed to testify at Ross' trial.

Cuyahoga County JailJose Padilla

Cuyahoga County JailDaniel Garvey

Daniel Garvey, 22, of Lakewood: Sentencing Thursday by Judge Deena Calabrese for theft and two bank robberies. Prosecutors say Garvey took a gun Dec. 12 from a friend's Lakewood home. He then robbed the Chase Bank branch at 21810 Center Ridge Road in Rocky River on Dec. 14 by handing a teller a note. Joshua Sobe, 22, of Lakewood, Garvey's get-away driver, pleaded guilty to robbery and was sentenced to two years in prison. Garvey also robbed the Fifth Third Bank branch in Westlake Dec. 19. He pleaded guilty to attempted grand theft and two counts of robbery.

Cuyahoga County JailNicholas C. Hill

Jose Padilla, 47, of Newburgh Heights: Sentencing Thursday by Judge Maureen Clancy for theft and tampering with records. Padilla admitted being paid $8,000 to be the village service director last year, while he was working at Universal J&Z Machine in Cleveland. He falsified timesheets and his wife former Councilwoman Deborah Padilla, 48, approved them. Prosecutors dropped charges against her after she agreed to resign her position.

Nicholas Hill, 27, of Middleburg Heights: Hearing Thursday on charges of aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault and drunken driving. Hill is accused in the death of 54-year-old Steve McGrue, of Cleveland, who had to be extricated from his 1996 Chevrolet Cheyenne about 12:45 p.m. Feb. 28 on Interstate 77 south, north of Brecksville Road. Hill's 2001 Ford F150 struck McGrue's
pickup in the rear. McGrue's truck went off the right side of the highway and struck a guardrail and concrete barrier, then rolled over. McGrue,
who was not wearing a seat belt, was partially ejected. His passenger,
William Penland, 70, of Cleveland, recovered from his injuries.

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